Mental health a focus at Teacher’s Convention
MEDICINE HAT, AB — A Canadian broadcaster spoke to teachers in Medicine Hat on Friday, telling teachers about the importance of open dialogue and discussion around mental health.
Michael Landsberg, who hosted Off The Record for 18 years, was the keynote speaker at the Southeastern Alberta Teacher’s Convention at Medicine Hat College on Friday. Landsberg, who has been diagnosed with depression, has become an advocate for speaking about mental health and mental illness.
“We all face the same thing, and that is understanding that this illness can be treated, that this illness is not a reflection of our weakness,” Landsberg said. “It’s not self-inflicted. It’s something that can hit us, whether we think were vulnerable or not.”